Phil Lesieur

Phil Lesieur (21 August 1779-5 February 1814) was a Colonel of the French Army who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography
Phil Lesieur was born in Gien in central France in 1779, and enlisted in the Chasseurs a Cheval of the French Army in 1795. He fought under Murat during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and was given command of his own regiment in 1814. He led a daring charge against the Austrian army attacking the French at the Battle of Chatillon-sur-Seine, but was killed by a shot to the chest and his unit routed.